Joseph Capel Smyth (February 1838 – 14 August 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.Smyth was born in 1830 in Inch, County Cork, Ireland to Jonas Smyth and his wife Mary (née Capel) and educated at Riordan's Classical School, Cloyne. When he was around 31 years of age he travelled to Queensland and, in conjunction with Thomas McIlwraith, managed several properties.